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Kid's BOOKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Hello. My name is Jeff and I am a children's book author. All of my writings are intended for young children, infant to early primary school. They are written in catchy nursery rhyme fashion to keep a child's attention. I have been writing children's books for nearly 20 years, but, have only recently decided to start publishing them. When I originally wrote them, they were intended only to keep my grandkids entertained. They have worked so well, that I want to share with others.

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publishing a children's book.

All of my books start with an interaction between my grandkids/great-grandson and myself. They have all been very inquisitive, as are all young children. We would sit and discuss their questions and later, I would sit down and write a poem which tried to address the issue. When I thought the poem was just right, I would fold a bunch of paper in half, write a verse on one page and draw an illustration on the facing page to create a homemade book, which I would read to the kids and they absolutely loved them. My drawings were far from professional, but, that didn't matter to them. As the years passed, my family and friends kept telling me to publish these books. I finally decided to do it. Now, I take the 'poems' I have written and send them to an illustrator who draws a rough sketch for each verse and submits those to me. (There are several websites where you can choose an illustrator based on samples they post on the site) If I want any changes, she does that and resubmits them to me. Once I am happy with the roughs, I approve them and she converts them to full color drawings and I pay her for her time and talent. Once I have everything on my computer, I open a word processing document, format it to match what I want in my book and begin typing. I will type a verse, then insert an illustration on the facing page. I continue this process until the entire transcript is in the document and the illustrations are inserted and formatted as I want them. Once I am done, I create a cover. (I prefer to use one of the illustrations from inside the book). I convert the cover and, separately, the document with the transcript and illustrations to PDF format and submit them to the publisher. Once they have reviewed this, they send me a PDF of what the actual book will look like. If I don't like the results, I must start over from the part where I create a word processing document. I continue to do this until the final result from the publisher looks like what I intended. Once I reach this point, I order a proof copy through the mail to make sure the book will look, in print, like it did online. If it does not look right, I go back to the word processing stage. If it does look right, BOOM, I tell them to publish and the book is available to you, through Amazon, usually within a day of my final approval. This whole process can be very time consuming, especially when things don't look quite right, but, it is very gratifying to see the final result, in print. It is also very pleasing to share my journey with others. I hope you enjoyed this little peek inside the steps to publishing a children's book. If you go to the bottom of the page, you can see the transformation of a rough drawing to a finished illustration. Thank you for visiting my site and have a wonderful day, today and every day!

My books are catchy nursery rhymes with soft, colorful illustrations that catch and keep a young child's attention. The books are intended to pique your child's interest in reading and learning, but, more importantly, help you spend relaxing, quality time together. Whether you just have some spare time in the morning or afternoon, or, you are ready for bed. My books are perfect for the occasion.

About the author:

A lasting journey:

Sorry, I am not very good at talking myself up. I am, or have been, a lot of things. A carpenter, a student, a dishwasher and waiter, a sailor, a plumber, a farmer, a car detailer, an engineering apprentice, a slot machine repair technician... You name it, I've probably tried it. I was good at some of them, mediocre at others. The one thing I found I was very good at was being a grandpa. I would invent little games and write books for my grandkids and it really made a difference in their development. Now, I just want to share what I have been able to do, with others, in hopes that you too can benefit from these little things that blessed our family so much.

Over the last 20+ years raising grandkids, and now a great grandson, the results have been nothing short of amazing. My granddaughters have all graduated high school with one Valedictorian. Two went on to PIMA Medical Institute. One is now a dental technician and the other a medical assistant and working on her RN. Another granddaughter is currently attending the University of New Mexico. My grandson was recently accepted to the prestigious Albuquerque Academy high school and is maintaining a 4.0 GPA. My great grandson Izayah just graduated from Kindergarten this year and lead his class in every measured category, and is reading on a second grade level.

Please give my books a try as they are released. If you like them, I appreciate your feedback and any 5 star reviews.

Love is the most important thing for your child's development. spending time with them is the most loving thing you can do !

recently released - How Much Do I Love you?

Here is a sneak peek at some of the rough drawings along with their full color counterparts to give you an idea of how this part of the process works. I get roughs from the illustrator, I have her make changes or accept them as she submits them. Once I approve the roughs, she transforms them into cute, colorful, finished drawings.

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